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Question 1:
Sandra looked at Bob ______ .
A. angryness
B. angryful
C. angrily
Feedback We use adverbs to add more information about a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a clause or a whole sentence. In the test sentence ‘Sandra looked at Bob ______ .’ we add more information about the verb ‘looked’.Adverbs have many different meanings and functions. They are especially important for indicating the time (when), manner (the way something happens or is done, how something happens), place (where), degree (how) and frequency (how often) of something.In the test we are given four variants: ‘angryness’, ‘angryful’, ‘angrily’ and ‘angry’ that have the same root morpheme ‘angry’ that means ‘very annoyed’. ‘Sandra looked at Bob (how? – showing anger or strong resentment).’, therefore, we are to change the adjective ‘angry’ into the adverb of manner that is usually placed either after the main verb or after the object. In the test sentence it is after the main verb.Adverbs of manner are often formed from adjectives by adding -ly: bad – badly, brave -bravely, sudden – suddenly. Thus, we need to add –ly to the adjective ‘angry’. According to the spelling rules, when an adverb is formed from an adjective that ends in -y, -y turns into -i and then the suffix -ly is added: lucky – luckily, happy – happily, therefore, ‘angry’ → ‘angrily’.Therefore, we are to choose ANSWER 3: angrily.
D. angry

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Test 2-Adverbs | Intermediate English